Brash and down-to-earth Jenny spent most of the first series raising their baby son and in series two developed an awkward crush on their friend Adam.

When Pete found out about her crush, he got revenge by having a fling with a work colleague called Amy and Jenny chucked him out of the house when she found out.

In the third series she dated a young and handsome millionaire who swept her off her feet by taking her out for meals and whisking her to New York, much to Pete’s annoyance. But when he dumped her she got back with Pete.

Jenny and husband Pete haven't had the best of times (Image: submit)

By series four they were expecting their second child but Jenny suffered a devastating miscarriage.

After being offered a new job in New York, Jenny decided to divorce Pete and leave for America to start a new life with their son Adam.

In series five she returned for her friend Rachel’s funeral and moved back in with Pete.

Jenny is never afraid of voicing her opinion.

She calls a spade a spade and loves to have a laugh. But she also has a sensitive side to her feisty character.

As we headed into series six, Jenny embarks upon a fling with a client after thinking something is wrong with her and Pete's love life but the truth is that Pete is suffering with depression and Jenny is completely oblivious.

Things get even more complicated when Jenny's ex arrives from New York and demands to see their daughter Chloe, despite her not knowing that Pete isn't her father.

But by the end of series, Pete and Jenny have their relationship back on track and renew their wedding vows.

Now in series eight, are the couple really in a good place?

It has also been revealed that Jenny will face an emotional health battle set to test the Giffords once again.

One of Fay's first roles was in Manchester (Image: ITV)

Who is Faye Ripley?

One of Ripley's fist roles out of drama school in 1990 was in a production of Medea, an ancient Greek tragedy, at the Manchester Royal Exchange.

But was her debut as Jenny that became her breakthrough moment.

The 52-year-old actress then went on to work on a variety of TV shows and films including The Stretford Wives and Fungus the Bogeyman for CBBC.

Away from screen, Ripley has released three cookbooks to make help make cooking family food easy.